On-the-job benefits

The Developing a Cutting Edge Operations Strategy course participants will gain the following significant benefits:

• Quality improvement
• Reduced support cost
• Reduced time-to-market
• Improved communications along the supply chain
• Less wasted logistic process times

Target Audience

The Developing a Cutting Edge Operations Strategy course is recommended for:

• Business managers
• Emerging leaders

Pre-requisites

This seminar is intended to develop the core operations management skills and competencies. The core competencies include operations knowledge, planning, control, problem-solving and communication. Existing managers with at least two years’ experience will benefit from this seminar.

Objectives

Upon completing the Developing a Cutting Edge Operations Strategy course, you will be able to:

• Have a 360 degree view of the operations management functions
• Identify potential management blind spots and improvement areas
• Offer experiential analysis of the challenges of COOs and Operations Managers
• Describe the functions and practices of production and Operation Managers
• Review the supply chain management, the research and development (R&D), the manufacturing, the project management and the quality management
• Share insights on how to develop strategies, initiatives and programs to introduce and sustain competitive operations in organizations
• Highlight the best practices, tools and models to develop and implement an effective operations management system

Course Modules

Day 1: Monitoring Project Deliverables and Controlling Projects

• Operations Management Model
• Operations Management Strategy for Competitiveness
• Operations Planning Decisions
• Supply Chain Management (SCM)
• New Product Development (NPD + R&D)
• Production or Manufacturing Management (MM)
• Operations Management Best Practices Case studies

Day 2: Quality Management Best Practices

• Six Sigma data driven approach
• Lean manufacturing, inventory, warehouse and logistics
• Just in Time (JIT) production
• Value Stream Mapping strategies
• Kanban Systems

Day 3: Building and Management LEAN operations

• Decision areas: cost, quality, time, space, logistics, flexibility
• Production Management: Innovation management, research and development (R&D), methods of production, cost of production, breakeven analysis, process control, production planning and scheduling
• Facilities planning and automations and smart buildings
• Project selection and initiation, planning, financing, scheduling and resource allocation, risk, communication, control, evaluation and termination
• Outsourcing, off-shoring and supply chain integration

Training Methodology

Training materials are customized for seminar participants into the following activities:
1. Customization Request: agreeing with the advisor on the learning focus, course expectations, type of industry/company and assessment project.
2. Reading Assignment: understanding essential concepts (Knowledge transfer).
3. Case-study Assignment: management issues analysis (Learn by example).
4. Project Assignment: real-world best practices application (Knowledge creation).
5. Advisor Feedback: reviewing participants work and providing improvement advice (Development).

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